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Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

SEPTEMBER, 2002 i.

One Hundred Year Old Letter To Be Opened

The Peabody Historical Society opened a chest last June 16*^ that had been sealed in
1902. Among the artifacts contained was a letter addressed to our society which will be
opened in a ceremony at the Gideon Foster House, 35 Washington Street, Peabody on
Saturday, September 28 between 2 and 4 PM. Aren’t you curious? The next newsletter
will provide details surrounding this exciting event.

Tree Ring Dating Identifies Capen House Timber Cutting Times

It is recognized that Massachusetts has by far the greatest concentration of early timber
framed buildings in the country. What is less known, however, are the precise
construction dates of most of these buildings. Documents or records defining these dates
rarely exist. Usually no means existed to verify traditionally established dates; however
recent successful dendrochronology efforts changes this situation and provides precise
timber felling dates for the Capen House timbers thanks to the discovery of old growth
Northern Red Oak on the slope of Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Oak in
particular is characterized by very distinctive annual growth rings and oak was used in
the construction of early buildings in the region. Cores taken from these trees produced a
living tree chronology extending back to 1672. Research effort by the Society for the
Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA) historian Anne Grady and the
dendrochronologists established a link between the Mt. Wachuset data and six historical
study buildings in Eastern Massachusetts with well established construction dates. The
result of this study was the establishment of a standard tree-ring dating master that
confirmed the 1683 construction date of the Capen House where timbers were identified
to have had 1681 and 1682 felling dates.

Information in this article was obtained from a Massachusetts Historical Commission Preser\>ation
Ad\’ocate Magazine article written by Michael Steinitz. Great job of historical detective work by SPNEA.

Putnam House to be Danvers Museum

The Danvers Historical Society has opened the Putnam House on Route One next to the
Putnam Pantry ice-cream shop as a museum with the aid of a grant from the Essex
National Heritage Commission. The house is the birthplace of the most often quoted
Revolutionary War general in American history- Israel Putnam. It was Putnam who told
troops at the battle of Bunker Hill, ‘T)on’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”.

He went on to play other important roles in New England while 1 1 generations of his
descendants stayed at the homestead now on a cloverleaf of Route 1. The house’s original
construction dates from 1690 to 1740 but it has many renovations. The historical society
will devote the museum to the lives of ordinary people.

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that an Essex County Abolitionist Society was founded in Topsfield on June 13. 1839. Its
constitution states that its objectives were: "(JJ the immediate abolition of slavery in the
United States; (2.) the destruction of that spirit of caste, which oppresses the freeman of
color; (3.) the admission of the whole colored population of our country to the enjoyment
of all the social, political and religious rights of men, on the same terms on which they
are accorded other men; and (4.) the encouragement of efforts among our colored
brethren, for their own intellectual and moral improvement. ”

Prior to this founding, some Topsfield citizens contributed to and formed an antislavery
library on September 21®*, 1838. The Reverend James F. McEwen was chairman of the
group. He was installed as minister on May 5, 1830 and continued until 1841, living in
what is now the Emerson Center of the Congregational Church, next door to the Capen
property. The society has the group’s original charter which lists Samuel Todd as
librarian, Benjamin Kimball, a Mr. Berry and A S Peabody as standing committee
members, with Peabody also acting as clerk. 80 books or pamphlets were acquired and
members authorized to take out one book and one pamphlet at a time for four weeks. The
archives currently have nine small volumes published by the American Abolitionist
Society and one by E P Barrows, Pastor of the First Free Presbyterian Church of New
York. They relate some terrible stories of slavery and the inconsistency between church
going and supposedly freedom loving people who were also slave holders.

In July, 1856 a Fremont Club was formed in Topsfield composed of 14 all male
members of the newly formed Republican party, determined that that John C. Fremont
would be the next president. Fremont ran as one who would “lead the country out of the
shame of slavery.” On July 22, 1856 the Salem Gazette printed an entry covering a
resolution made at the club’s first meeting:“77wr in the present struggle of Freedom [sic]
with slavery, the victory of freedom is a victory for the whole country, and for the human
race; and we recognize in John C. Fremont the qualities, both of mind and heart, which
render him worthy to be a leader in such a contest. ” The fete of Kansas was in the
balance since a victory for Fremont would bring Kansas into the union as a free state
while a victory for the Democratic nominee, James Buchanan, would result in it being a
slave state. Buchanan won, with 45% of the popular vote. Fighting broke out between the
sides with federal troops called in to stop the violence.lt was at this time that antislavery
Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was brutally beaten on the Senate floor by
House member Preston Brooks. In spite of Buchanan’s victory Kansas finally made it
into the Union in January 1861 as a free state; the 34“* state in the Union.

In 2001 an abolitionist banner was discovered in a Capen House attic closet by Jean
Busch ( previously reported in a society newsletter) where it is believed to have been
placed in 1913 by the society’s founder George Francis Dow, who was also an active
Republican party member. This is the banner carried in an 1 856 Georgetown political
rally as described in a Salem Gazette newspaper article.

From all of this activity a picture emerges of a pre civil War Topsfield having a
dedicated group of abolitionists actively involved in trying to eliminate slavery.

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Newsletter 2002-2003

TOPSFIELD^S ABOLITIONIST PAST

While reseaching the society’s archives on Sarah Baro Colcher for a gentleman from
Connecticut, I found some further information relating to Topsfield’s abolitionist past
which I thought might be of interest to our members. Recall from a previous newsletter
that Sarah was bought to Topsfield in 1 844 at age 8 by Captain Austin Dodge of Beverly
on a slave ship from Sierra Leone. When the slave master died during the passage.
Captain Dodge took the girl to the home of his sister, Mrs Elizabeth Dodge Conant who
lived at 132 Main Street. Mrs. Conant bought Sarah up as a free person and gave her an
excellent education. Their house is stUl standing, although having been moved back for
street widening in 1936. Sarah is buried in the Dodge family plot at the Pine Grove
Cemetery.

The gentleman from Connecticut was so pleased with the research conducted on his
behalf that he offered the Society Sarah’s mahogany chest which has been passed down
through the Dodge family since 1882. A photograph of the chest is shown below.

We are indebted to this
gentleman for his
tlwughtfiilness in wanting to
have this artifact returned to
the town where it spent its
earlier years. It will be a
welcome addition to the
society’s collection.

Sarah Baro 's chest- interior- showing a looking
glass on the lid and a partitioned tray inside

Continuing with the archival study of Topsfield’s abolitionist past, the archives show

Local Lore

Issue 1

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Welcome to Local Lore!

This is the first in a new series of
newsletters to be published by the
Topsfield Historical Society on a
regular basis.

Topsfield has much to offer area
residents, with a rich and varied
history just waiting to be explored.

The THS is dedicated to providing
cultural opportunities through
scheduled guest speakers, topical
programs and special events.

The programs offered by the THS
are open to members AND non-
members, and programs arc usually
^ved by light refreshments and a
Tce to catch up with friends old and
new.

Check out the Kids’ Corner, and share
the Joy of history with a youngster in
your life. Also, each issue will feature
an interesting historical fact... in this
issue, find out the “right” information
about how shoes were made, and don’t
be “left” behind!

We hope you enjoy each newsletter,
and share it with family and friends. If
you know of someone who would like
to join THS and receive their own
copy, have them drop a note to the
THS at the address above.

Love Through the Ages

Since we’ve recently bid goodbye to
February, the month for Valentines
and sweethearts, it’s a good time to
reflect on love as it was played out in
the past.

In the early eighteenth century, Puritan
fathers wielded almost complete power
over the selection of spouses and the
timing of a marriage. Love was not
considered an important ingredient in
the decision to wed, and instead
considerations related to property,
dowry and the general character of the
suitor played a key role. It was
believed that love would develop
following a suitable union.

By the middle of the nineteenth
century, the situation had changed
considerably. Love played a more
important role in the selection of a
partner, and parents wielded much less
power in the courtship process. Love
letters were less formal and contained
more romantic sentiments than tho.se
exchanged a hundred years earlier.

In Puritan times, marriage for the
majority of people was a foregone
conclusion. In many ways it was a
necessity of the times, financially and
othcrwi.se. By the eighteenth century,
though, women were beginning to
have opportunities to gain an education
and earn an income. Marriage could
repre.sent a threat to their indepen-
dence, and as such, was not a step
taken lightly. An increasing number of
women chose not to take that step at
all.

You probably knew that shoes were manufactured in Topsfield until early in
the 20‘" Century, BUT did you know that some shoes made at that time did
not have a left and right? Each shoe could be worn on cither foot.

Upcoming Events

at The Gould Barn

* March at 7:00 p.m. *

Potluck Supper & Annual Meeting
(THS Members Only)

Enjoy good food, friends and find
out what’s new!

* April 11**’ - 7:30 p.m.

*

“Curious Cures, Medical Marvels
and Daring Doctors; The Art of
Healing in Colonial America”

Dirty socks were used to ward off
a cold...

Manure was u.sed to prevent
baldness...

Come for an entertaining evening
and learn about the interesting
practices and beliefs of early
medicine, presented by Sue
Kallmes from the Peabody Es.sex
Museum, a vibrant speaker and an
expert on her subject.

Kids’ Corner

Early amusement parks had few if
any rides! The first ride invented
was the carousel. It was fashioned
after an early device that allowed
children to polish their equestrian
skills by riding carved wooden
horses attached to an apparatus that
featured a post with extensions like
the spokes of a wheel. Servants of
the household would push this early
carou.sel around with the children on
the horses. Next Issue...

the first roller coasters!

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The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Peabody Century Chest

The Peabody Historical Society has
been busy transcribing the letters
found in the Century Chest put
together by the members of the PHS in
1 902 to be opened by the members in
2002. Below is one such letter:

From the Rev. T. Frank Waters
President, Ipswich Historical Society

The President of the Ipswich Historical
Society sends greeting to his successor
of a century hence, and to the men and
women who will then look back to us
and think of us as people of the olden
times.

We rejoice that we have seen the
beginning of this century. We have
’^l^n great changes in our day, and
i^Borld seems to us on the verge of
greater and more startling ones.

People of middle life remember the
building of steam railroads in our land,
the invention of the telegraph, and
telephone, and the transition from the
street car drawn by horses to the swift
electric car. They have seen the
introduction of swift steamships which
cross from America to Europe in five
days and a few hours.

How will you think of these marvels?
Santos Dumont is perfecting his air
ship. Perhaps you will enjoy regular
lines of air (packets). Marconi has
declared that wireless telegraphy is an

established fact. The myriads of wires
that now obstruct the streets of our
great cities may be unknown to you,
and wireless communication may be
the only method.

Our electricians assure us that this
mysterious power will supplant
everything else. Heat and light are
promised for the home, and cheap
power for transportation. We have
seen the beginnings of these things.

But what will a century accomplish?

Most of us are still grateful for the
kerosene oil which has taken the place
of the candles of our grandsires time,
and for the illuminating gas extracted
from coal and petroleum. How ancient
these things will seem!

Our century is just emerging from its
isolation in this western continent to
assume a place among the world
powers. We are wrestling with the
problem of the Philippines, but the
Hawaiian Islands are under our flag
and Porto Rico and Cuba has just been
allowed her independence. We would
like to know what this land will be in
your time.

Think of us as living happily and with
much comfort. With all its faults, we
find the world a pleasant home. We
hope in another hundred years it will
grow better and that you in your
favored time may have great reason to
congratulate yourself that you are
alive. T. Frank Waters

j ***** Save the Date - September 25^’’ - 28**^ *****
ITHS is planning a wonderful trip to Sturbridge Village
jwhere participants will get hands-on experience in what life
jwas like in the 18'’’ Century. Try your hand at hearth
jcooking and learn how to make cloth. Details to follow!

Special thanks to Ed Desjardins of the Rowley Historical
Society for the new Capen House & Gould Barn drawings!

Upcoming Events

at The Gould Bam

* April 11^*' - 7:30 p.m. *

“Curious Cures, Medical Marvels
and Daring Doctors; The Art of
Healing in Colonial America”

Skunk oil can tone the body and
clear chest congestion...

Red flannel and goose grease will
diminish arthritic pain

Come for an entertaining evening
and learn about the interesting
practices and beliefs of early
medicine, presented by Sue
Kallmes from the Peabody Essex
Museum, a vibrant speaker and an
expert on her subject.

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Kids’ Corner

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A guided sled ride down a snowy
slope in Russia inspired the modern
roller coaster. In 1 804, in Paris, the
first wheeled roller coaster consisted
of individual carts that rocketed
down a mountain constructed of
wood. Both the sled and later the
carts had to be pulled manually back
to the top for another ride.

The first roller coaster in the U.S.
was the “inclined-plane railway”,
introduced in 1878 in Brooklyn, NY.
It went around automatically!

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Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

The Old Boston Post Roads

111 the winter of 1673, Francis Lovelace,
governor of New York, authorized the
first postrider to Boston. There is no
record of who he was or what dispatches
he carried. We do know it was a tough
trip that took him two weeks.

He rode from New Haven north along
the Connecticut River passing through
the settlements of North Haven,
Wallingford and Meriden and finally
east to Boston. The trip had to be
rugged as places to stay were few, and
there were icy streams to cross and
snowy forests through which he had to
literally blaze a trail in order to find his
way back. He was the first overland
postman in the American Colonies and
he established the first post road.

ms surprising that two large cities
as Boston and New York had no
direct contact by land. Boston had less
than 4,000 inhabitants and New York,
which had been the Dutch settlement of
Nieuw Amsterdam until 1664 had only
some 300 houses. What mail passed
between them went by ship, most of it
by way of London.

During these early times the Colonies
had little incentive to speak to one
another. They were small isolated
settlements on the edge of a forest of
wilderness. The sea was their natural
means of travel, the land being little
more than trees, rocks and Native
Americans. The Crown encouraged this
separation. British colonial policy
dictated that the American — >

Post Road (cont’d)

plantations be kept dependent upon the
mother country. If they ever began talking
to one another they might learn each
other’s problems, might even build up a
trade and that would be bad for British
business.

Policy or not, it was inevitable that the
Colonies should get together. In 1672
England was again fighting the Dutch and
the Colonies began corresponding with
each other. Governor Lovelace himself
went to Hartford to confer with
Connecticut’s Governor John Winthrop.
While he was there, a Dutch fleet sailed
through the Narrows and New York
became Nieuw Amsterdam again.

Lovelace returned to England and the
Boston Post Road lost its first friend.

There was not just one Boston Post Road
but three of them with branches, all
existing at the same time. The object was
to pick up and drop off mail at towns
along the way. The northernmost, or
upper Post Road passed through
Springfield and Worcester. The middle
Post Road went from Hartford straight to
Boston, passing through Pomfret,
Connecticut, and Uxbridge and Dedham,
Massachusetts en route. The shore path,
or lower Post Road, followed the coast to
Rhode Island, thence to Boston.

They are all still there, but not always
easy to find. Think of them as you
breeze along the Mass Pike or Route 84.

Infonnaiion in this article was derived from a 1962
National Geographic Magazine)

Strawberry Festival Volunteers

We still need more volunteers to make this
^|ent a success. Looking ahead to future
^^pvals, we need an “understudy” to take
?^^r as chair of the festival and another
understudy to take over organization and
selection of the crafts. Call Norm Isler at
887-9724 for more info and to volunteer.

Welcome New Members!

Liz Collins, Catherine Driscoll,
Joseph McCourt, David Pruden,
Elaine Patrinos, Steve Mooney,
Virginia Stanley, Robert Porter,
Barbara & Harry Reifel,

Heather Wright Finn

Upcoming Events

at The Gould Bam

May 9“’ - 7:30 p.m.

The Four Shapes of Boston

Hannah Diozzi from "Boston by
Foot" will be delivering a unique
and informative slide show that will
feature an historical and architec-
tural look at Boston from colonial
times to the modern era. “Boston
by Foot” is a tour company based
in the city. Refreshments served.

June Id"* 10-3
Strawberry Festival

Enjoy Strawberry Shortcake,
Crafts, Games and More! Fun
for the whole family on the
Topsfield Common!

Kids’

Corner

May F' has long been known as
“Mayday”. The ancient Celts
celebrated it as Beltane - Bel was
their god of fire. Celebrations
included games and feasting to mark
the end of winter. Later people began
wearing masks during the
celebrations, and the “Queen of the
May” and “Robin Goodfellow”
became the patrons of the festivities,
representing crops and hunting.
Mayday was also the time for single
men and women of the village to
dance around the Maypole holding
ribbons until they became entwined
with a partner. As workers began
demanding rights like shorter
working hours in the later 1 9^
century. Mayday became the day for
the “working man”.

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Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Topsfield ’s 3 Steeples in a Row

If you stand on Topsfield Common and
look West, you’ll see three steeples
lined up in a row; one each on Proctor
School, the Town Hall, and the
Congregational Church. Each of the
steeples has a story to tell.

In the Proctor school steeple hangs a
bell that came from the Topsfield
Academy, which was dedicated on May
7'^, 1828. The academy was founded by
the citizens to furnish youth with an
education higher than the rudiments.

This it did for the next thirty-two years,
having survived most other nearby
academies. The building was later used
as a public school. When the academy
building was torn down in 1935 the bell
came into the possession of the
Topsfield Historical Society, which had

Stalled at the Proctor School. In
, the town’s 325*^ Anniversary
mittee, under the leadership of
Society President Curtis Campbell,
installed an electric bell ringing system.
This system is still operational although
it is unfortunately currently turned off.

Next is the Town Hall steeple, which
has a four-faced tower clock dating from
1879, some six years after the Town
Hall was built. The clock was
purchased from the George M. Stevens
Company of Boston at a cost of $325.
Tins v/as at a time when the Town Hall
was built for $13,000 and a dollar
clearly went a long way. Money for the
clock was raised by the Topsfield
Drama Club, which put on plays,
probably in the Town Hall’s second-

June 14“’ 10-3
Strawberry Festival

Enjoy Strawberry Shortcake,

#ft.s, Games and More! Fun
the whole family on the
Topsfield Common! Call Norm
Isler at 887-9724 to volunteer!

Steeples (cont’d)

floor auditorium. This clock tells the time
but does not strike. It was recently
renovated and equipped with an electrical
winding system so that volunteers no
longer have to climb the narrow dark
staircase up into the steeple to crank up a
300 pound weight some 1 6 feet every
eight days to keep it running. Funds for
this project came from Jack Kimball’s
widow Sue and the Historical Society at
no cost to the town. A plaque recognizing
Jack’s dedication to the town as moderator
for 28 years as well as listing some of his
other accomplishments will be on display
in Town Hall beginning in June.

The third steeple, atop the Congregational
Church, has been the focus of Topsfield’s
Common since 1703. Three meeting
houses have stood on this location, the
present one having been erected in 1843.
Hanging in the steeple is a Paul Revere
bell, inscribed “Revere & Co. Boston
1817”. In 1975 the steeple was equipped
with a carillon whose musical tones can be
heard at 9:15 AM, 12:15 PM, 3:15 PM
and 6:15 PM. It can also be played by
hand as is sometimes done very capably
by Society member Pat Rolsma.

Upcoming Events

A Day at Strawbery Banke
Saturday, July 19

Annual Doll Tea at the
Parson Capen House
Wednesday, August 27, 2-4

Topsfield Then,
the World Now
by Atty. Joseph John larocci
Friday, September 12'^
7:30 pm, Gould Bam

Lydia Pinkham
By Irene Axelrod
Friday, October 10
7:30 pm, Gould Bam

Kids’

Corner

The Essex National Heritage
Commission (ENHC) Grants
Awards Breakfast will be held at
the Gould Bam this year in June.
Congressman John Tierney is slated
to attend with about 60 ENHC
members. We are pleased and
honored by their choice of the
Gould Bam for this event.

MUSH! Imagine driving a dog sled
team over 1,000 miles through
blinding snowstorms, darkness and
sub-zero temperatures, over
mountains and across vast frozen
waterways. This describes the
Iditarod race that takes place in
Alaska each year.

The race got its start back in the
1960’s to celebrate Alaska’s early
history. In the 1800’s and early
1900’s dog sled teams were the most
reliable transportation in Alaska.
These teams would follow the Iditarod
Trail from coastal Alaska to the
interior villages and mining camps to
bring mail, food, and when a diptheria
epidemic broke out, life-saving
medicine. They would return bringing
gold from the mines.

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Issue 5

Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

War Contributors 1775-1900

War Contributors (cont’d)

Norm Isler and Matt Boyle, Topsfield’ s
Veterans Agent, developed a list of
twenty contributors from Topsfield who
made a significant contribution in
support of National War efforts during
the period of 1775-1900. The list below
was compiled in response to a request
by the Peabody Essex Museum, which
in turn inscribed bricks with these
names that are now placed in a
memorial walkway adjacent to the
Salem Visitors Center. The next THS
newsletter will contain the second
installment of names.

Captain Joseph Gould
Elected CO of first mihtia company to
be formed in Topsfield per muster roll
J^t^ December 19, 1775. Served at
^Bngton and Concord April 19, 1775.

Captain Stephen Perkins
Elected CO of second Topsfield
company formed April 23, 1775. Also
marched to Lexington and Concord.

Captain John Baker

Elected CO ogf 3^“* Topsfield company

formed April 23, 1775. Served at

Bunker Hill, did guard duty at

Lechmere’s Point and fought in Battle

of White Plains and was at Brooklyn

Heights.

Captain John Cummings
Was in command of a detached
company in 1779 as a reinforcement to
the army under Washington.

Strawberry Festival a Success!

Private John Hood

At age 1 5 he enlisted in the army and
served on picket duty at the battle of
Bunker Hill.

Israel Herrick

Entered army in 1745, was in nineteen
campaigns and returned to be one of the
defenders of Bunker HUl.

Samuel Gould

Killed in Battle of White Plains, age 21.
John Hood

Was in Glovers regiment; served at
crossing of the Delaware; see page 197 in
Dow’s book for further history.

Committee of Correspondence
Chosen in early 1776 to meet with other
committees.

Samuel Smith. Enos Knight. John Gould

Chosen delegates to Ipswich Convention.

ENHA Trails & Sails

The THS will be participating in the Essex
National Heritage Commission’s second
annual Trails & Sails event by opening up
the Parson Capen House and Gould Barn
for participants. The event takes place on
September 27 & 28. See the calendar
section at www.essexheritage.org for more
information on the Trails & Sails event.

Fun Facts!

Topsfield’s land was once a part of Ipswich.

Around 1640 about 4,400 acres was given or
sold by Ipswich to people who wanted to start a
new settlement and farms. Topsfield now has
8,320 acres; it’s 13 square miles in size.

Thanks to the volunteers and
attendees for making this year’s
^Bdval a success! Nice weather,
^IPet vendors, games, food, and of
course the festival’s namesake made
for an enjoyable day! Two
volunteers are needed to run next
year’s festival. Call Norm Isler at
887-9724.

Our area was once called “The village upon
Ipswich Ryver” and was also called the “New
Meadows” settlement because of these new lands
given or sold to the people here.

Look for the next “Local Lore’’ in September
Have a Safe and Happy Summer!

Upcoming Events

Annual Doll Tea at the
Parson Capen House
Wednesday, August 27‘^, 2-4

A Day at Strawbery Banke
Saturday, September b'*'

(Note Change in Date!)

Topsfield Then, the World Now
by Atty. Joseph John larocci
September 12-7;30-Gould Bam

Lydia Pinkham
By Irene Axelrod
October 10*-7:30-Gould Bam

Kids’

Comer

When other kids are out playing soccer,
would you rather be sketching the wildlife in
your backyard? Maybe you’re a budding
John James Audubon! As a boy, Audubon,
who lived in France, would wander the
countryside sketching the animals he saw,
especially birds.

After moving to America and un-
successfully trying various em-ployment
pursuits, he settled back to do what he loved
most, drawing. He found a publisher in
England who agreed to publish his book,
and spent the next twelve years sketching
every bird found in America, in four
volumes. The books were very successful;
even the kings of England and France
bought them.

After Audubon’s death, the Audubon
Society was formed to honor him and
educate Americans about birds and how to
protect them from extinction. Today
because of him we can enjoy places like the
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Take a
trip there and bring a sketchbook!

Local Lore

Editor & Designer

Contributors

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Norm Isler

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Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Historical Records Project

The THS, the Town Hall and the Town
Library all maintain items of historical
significance. Unfortunately, much of
this information is not used because of
lack of awareness, or the inability to
easily publish it. Additionally the THS
sent a large number of documents to the
Peabody Essex Museum several years
ago for conservation and cataloging.

Using a software program called
PastPerfect, members of the THS have
been entering these historical records
into a database of information that is
searchable. The software offers the
ability to enter scanned images of
artifacts, documents and photographs.
There has also been collaboration with
Jjj^ames Duncan Phillips Library at
'^Bpeabody Essex Museum to identify
Topsfield itiformation in their collec-
tion, and with the Topsfield Library to
identify gaps in their collection that can
be filled by THS records. Additionally,
the Topsfield Town Hall has created
microfilm records of some of its most
critical documents.

Over time, all of this information will
be consolidated and entered into
PastPerfect, so that all who are
interested can access and search that
information quickly and efficiently.

In October the Topsfield Library will
exhibit some of the collection, so visit
the display to see what’s new.

While much work has already been
done, volunteers are needed to continue
the task of entering information into
PastPerfect . Please call Bill Whiting
at 978-887-2283 if you are able to help.

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Ed. Note - the second installment of
National War Contributors will appear
in next month’s newsletter. See Issue
5 for the first installment.

Capen House Preservation Campaign

The Society has applied for a matching
grant from the Massachusetts Historical
Commission’s Preservation Fund to
carry out repairs on the Capen House
that were recommended in the Finch &
Rose Consultant’s report last year. If the
application is accepted, 50% of the
necessary funds, or $22,000, will be
awarded to fund those repairs. The
Society is launching a fund raising
campaign to raise the matching $22,000.
Donations will be solicited from Society
members as well as Topsfield
community individuals and businesses.
Watch your mailbox for a letter detailing
the campaign. We must raise the
$22,000 by the November grant award
date in order for the grant to be awarded
to us. 2004 calendars featuring historic
Topsfield photos and Parson Capen
House polo shirts will be sold to raise
proceeds as well. To pre-order these
items, contact Heather Wright-Finn at
978-887-3960.

Passages

Three long time Society members have
recently passed away: Elaine Dow,

Martha Jansen and Barbara Carpenter.
Elaine served as curator and principal in
setting up the Priscilla Capen Herb
Garden. She and her husband Bob also
acted out the roles of Parson and Priscilla
Capen during Thanksgiving and other
events. She was writing a book about the
Capens which we hope will be finished
some day. Martha worked with her
husband Jan in narrating a number of his
presentations. Barbara was the Society’s
authority on period plantings and a
supporter of garden and grounds
maintenance. The Society is proud to
have had all three as members, and passes
along its condolences to their families.

Upcoming Events

Topsfield Then, the World Now
by Atty. Joseph John larocci
September 12-7:30-Gould Bam
As a young man growing up in
Topsfield, larocci developed an avid
interest in local history, and assisted
in the Capen house history video. He
is now general counsel for CARE.

Lydia Pinkham
By Irene Axelrod
October I0‘*’-7:30-Gould Bam

Topsfield Treasures Display
Topsfield Library - October
Special THS Reception-October 19th

Kids’

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It’s time to sign up for soccer!

Did you ever wonder why
people the world over gather to kick a black
and white ball around? Soccer started in an
early form as far back as 1004 B.C. in Japan,
and the ancient Romans played it so
vigorously that many players were seriously
hurt.

When the game reached England, for some
periods of time it was banned, as was the
case during King Edward’s reign from 1307
to 1327 and during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I in the 1500’s.

Soccer was officially sanctioned in England
in 1681, and in 1815 Eton College had the
earliest known set of rules governing the
game. From England, modern soccer was
exported around the world. Today it is
reportedly the most watched and played
sport in the world: the last World Cup was
watched by an estimated 33 billion people,
surpassing even the Olympics. It is bigger
than baseball, football and basketball
combined!

Contributors

Editor/Desiener

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Anne Barrett

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Local Lore

Issue 7

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

War Contributors 1775-1900

In Issue 5 of the newsletter there was
a list of 12 out of twenty contributors
from Topsfield who made a
significant contribution in support of
National War efforts during the period
of 1775-1900. This is the list of
remaining contributors.

Captain Thomas Baker

As town moderator on June 14, 1776

the town voted for independence.

Citizens of Topsfield

In 1781 gave clothing for the army

22 Men from Topsfield

Who died in the Civil War, when the

total town population was 1,200

Ladies of Topsfield

•lected money, clothing and
lical supplies of $500 from a
population of 1,200

Pvt Michael R. Glispin
From Groveland, enlisted in Topsfield
quota at age 18. Died in Alexandria,
VA on July 22, 1865 and is buried in
Arlington National Cemetery;
believed to be the only representative
from Topsfield buried there.

George Francis Dow
Founded the THS in 1 894, served as
vice chairman on Committee for
Public Safety during the war.

Augustine Simonds Peabody
Orderly Sergeant of the Topsfield
Warren Blues, also a school teacher,
shoe cutter and stockbroker.
Superintendent of Sunday School for
nearly 40 years, selectman for 9.

Nathanial Perlev

•igadier General 4'^ Brigade MA
|ht Infantry. Represented Topsfield
at General Court in 1838.

FOR SALE: Chipper/shredder, 3 HP
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Cummings Reunion

About 25 descendents of Topsfield’s
Issac Cummings held a four-day reunion
that included a tour of the Cummings
Center in Beverly and a visit to the
Capen House and Gould Barn. Issac
Cummings bought 150 acres of land in
1652 on what is now East Street. He
was the first recorded town moderator.

In 1913, a David Cummings contributed
generously to the fund to purchase the
Capen House. Contact David Cummings
at cummindl@buffalostate.edu for more
information about the Cummings family.

Make a Note!

I See the attached flyer for information
I on two special opportunities. There
i will be a reception at the Topsfield
i Library to highlight the Historical
I Society’s collection on display during
i October. AND, order your Topsfield
i Calendars and Capen House polo
I shirts today - they make great gifts!

A Masco teacher’s workshop at the
Gould barn was organized by assistant
principal Don Doliber, with presen-
tations by Norm Isler of the THS and
Henry Traggert from the Middleton
Society. Teachers were encouraged to
bring back information on area history to
share with their students.

Lake Family Cemetery
The Society is proud to be working
with Fannin and Lehner, Preservation
Consultants, who are currently doing
preservation work on this unique
family cemetery on the former
Coolidge Estate. This project would
not be possible without the quiet
generosity of the Coolidge and
Wheatland Family Trusts. All
preservation work will be completed
by this October.

Upcoming Events

Lydia Pinkham
By Irene Axelrod
October I0‘*’-7:30-Gould Barn

“Treasures of Topsfield” Display
Topsfield Library - October
Special THS Reception-October 19**’

Peabody-Essex Museum
Tour & Lunch

October IS*** - 10;45-Museum Entrance
Contact Vince Guerra 978-887-3412
People to car pool are needed.

Witches Roost at the Gould Barn
October 26*’’ - 2:00-3:30
Annual Halloween party for
children and adults. Join the fun!

Kids’

Corner

Scary costumes and
glowing pumpkins are
fun! It all started with
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the
United Kingdom. They celebrated their new
year on November 1 , when the harvest was
over and the dark winter began, and they
believed the spirits of the dead returned to
the earth. They burnt sacrifices in big
bonfires and wore costumes and animal
heads, and told stories to celebrate the event.
This celebration was later combined with the
Roman festival Feralia in late October to
commemorate the passing of the dead. In
the 800s, the influence of Christianity
brought All Saint’s Day, a time to honor
saints and martyrs. It began to be called All-
hallows Eve, which turned into Halloween.
Trick or Treating probably started in
England, when during the festivities, poor
citizens would beg for food and families
would give them “soul cakes” in return for
their promise to pray for the family’s dead
relatives. This practice was eventually taken
up by children and the basis for Trick or
Treat was born. Happy Halloween!

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Editor/Desiener

Anne Barrett, Norm Isler

Jean Busch. Heather Wrieht-Finn

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Issue 8

Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Capen House Preservation Drive

The fund drive results have been
encouraging thus far. Perhaps the
most appealing donation came from
seven-year-old Aaron Sordello, who
upon hearing his parents talk about
the need to preserve the Capen
House, sent in $6.00 from his piggy
bank, money that had accumulated
from the Tooth Fairy. If you
haven’t yet made a contribution,
please consider doing so before the
November 9^^ deadline. This is a
wonderful opportunity to take part
in the preservation of this important
historic treasure! Donations may be
sent to the Society at the address at
op of this newsletter.

Welcome New Members

Gary Capen, Martha Perry, Diane Torrey,
Scott & Mary Moore, John & Diana Cole,
Diane Marsh, Atty Joe larocci, and Michael
Rehlander.

Martha Perry will be working with Bill
Whiting on the THS database project.

Topsfield History Exhibit a Success!

The Topsfield History Exhibit at the
Topsfield Library was a hit! Notes in
the guest book were high in their praise,
as were comments received by the
library staff. Kudos to the members who
pulled this display together: Heather
Wright-Finn, Pat Rolsma, Bette
Hawkins, Audrey larocci. Bill Whiting,
and Peggy and Norm Isler. Thanks also
to Library director Jackie Finocchio:
without her enthusiastic support, this
project would not have been possible.

Fundraiser Items Make Great Gifts!

Order your Topsfield
Calendars and Capen House
polo shirts today - they make
great Holiday gifts! See the
order form below.

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Polo Shirt and Calendar Order Form

Historic Topsfield color 2004 calendar featuring scenic views of Topsfield.

Quantity @ $12.50 each = Total $

Navy blue short sleeve polo shirt with taupe double stripe on coUar and cuffs

and Capen House logo in taupe.

Ouantitv

Size

Name:

Medium

Address:

Large

X-Large

Citv:

@ $25 each

State & Zip:

Please send order form & check payabe to

Phone:

Capen House Preservation Fund to address

at the top of this newsletter.

Upcoming Events

The Curse of the Bambino

Babe Ruth and the Red Sox
David Kruh
November 14*^, 7:30
The Gould Bam

Thanksgiving Open House

The Parson Capen House
Thanksgiving Day 10:00- 12:00
Experience a
Thanksgiving tradition!

Society Holiday Party

(members only)
December 12*, 7:00
The Gould Bam

Kids’

Corner

The Pilgrim’s first
Thanksgiving likely
occurred in early
October. Some trad-
itional Thanksgiving fare that probably did
not make it onto the Pilgrim’s first
Thanksgiving menu included ham, sweet
potatoes, corn on the cob, popcorn,
cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.

Several presidents, including George
Washington, made one-time Thanksgiving
Holidays, but early on it was not an annual
holiday. In 1827 Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale
began lobbying for the creation of an annual
Thanksgiving holiday, but a national holiday
was not created until Abraham Lincoln’s
1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation. At that
time. Thanksgiving was to occur the last
Thursday in November, perhaps because
that date corresponded to the anchoring of
the Mayflower off Cape Cod. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt changed it to the
fourth Thursday in November in 1939,
which is when we celebrate it still today.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Contributors

Editor/Designer j

Anne Barrett, Norm kler

Anne Barrett j

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Local Lore

The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Dear Members,

I want to thank you for your support of
the Capen House Preservation Fund
Drive. The results have been impressive
and you should feel good about it, as
should the community at large and the
business folks who have supported it as
well. When a major project like the
Capen House restoration is undertaken,
its financial support is uncertain;
particularly when it is undertaken by
volunteers, not trained professionals, in
a non-profit organization at a time when
the economy is not in good shape.

Against this background, I must admit
I wondered what the level of support
would be even though the project’s
I need was clearly worthy. Recall we
I n'- ^ed about $22,000 to match with
1 j^^chusetts Historical Commission’s
ri^wvation Fund. While we still do
not know the outcome of our 55-page
proposal (even though the announce-
ment date was November 12'^', the
Secretary of the Commonwealth has not
announced the winners) it is clear that
you have responded very positively to
the need. The fund drive has reached
about $23,000 which will more than
match the grant requirement and which
will even allow some limited preser-
vation effort not specifically covered by
the grant to proceed.

It has been inspiring to receive letters
of encouragement along with the
donations. To all of you who so gener-
j ously supported the drive, a sincere
thank you. If the Capen House could
talk I’m sure it would add its thank you
to mine.

Norm Isler, President

rontnbutors

Editor/Desismer

Knne Barrett, Norm Isler

Anne Barrett

Recent Visitors

About 40 members of an Elder Hostel
group visited the Capen House and
Gould Bam in October. They came
from all over the country to take part in
this excursion organized by Olde
Ipswich Tours. Thanks to Pat Rolsma
and Winnie Sanders for helping with
this event. AJso, the Steward School
first graders toured these same
buildings as part of a program to
familiarize them with their town.

Thanks to Joyce Bergsten and Meg
Philpot for hosting our part of this
event.

Welcome New Members!

Ginnie Vitale, Lynda and Bill Lightfoot,
Kristen Gillespie, Kelly Martignetti,
Cynthia Boyle, Mr and Mrs Gordon
Newton, Martha Morrison, Diane Torrey,
Pat Van Geyte, Selma and Neil Valeriani,
Maureen and Mark Tuttavilla, Coleen and
William O'Brien-Pitts, Jean Moss

Upcoming Events

dioci^zty Holiday party

(members only)
December 12^^, 7:00
The Gould Bam

Kids’ Corner

The shortest day of the year,
known as the Winter Solstice,
has been a time of celebration
throughout history. The
Roman midwinter holiday
Saturnalia was celebrated with
fairs and festivals. Houses were decorated
with laurel and evergreen trees, and lamps
were kept burning to ward off dark spirits.
Schools were closed, the army rested, and
friends visited one another bearing gifts of
food, candles, dolls and jewelry. People
wearing masks paraded through the streets.
Today in Finland, these masked parades still
take place; the participants are “mummers”.

In pagan Scandinavia the winter festival
celebrated was called the Juul. Great “Yule”
logs were burnt, and people gathered around
bonfires to drink mead and listen to the singing
of ancient legends.

Mistletoe was considered sacred by several
ancient cultures, including the Druids, whose
priests cut it with a gold sickle and offered it to
people for goodwill. Kissing under the
mistletoe was a pledge of friendship.

Polo Shirts and Calendars - Great Gifts for a Great Cause!!!!
Historic Topsfield color 2004 calendar featuring scenic views of Topsfield.
Quantity @ $12.50 each = Total $

Navy blue short sleeve polo shirt with taupe double stripe on collar and cuffs

and Capen House logo in taupe.

Ouantitv

Size

Name;

Medium

Address:

Large

X-Large

Citv;

Total @ $25 each

State & Zip:

Please send order form & check payabe to

Phone:

Capen House Preservation Fund to address

at the top of this newsletter.

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The Topsfield Historical Society Newsletter

(http://home.tiac.net/~topshist) P.O. Box 323, Topsfield, Massachusetts 01983

Dear Members,

The good news is that we have
exceeded our goal of S22,000, the 50%
matching share for the Capen House
Preservation project. The fund now
stands at $23,962; a tribute to you, our
members, the community at large and
the area business folks.

The not-so-good news is that we did not
receive the 50% match anticipated from
the Massachusetts Historical
Commission. They ran out of funds to
meet all of the worthy applicants’
requests. Some 80 projects were
submitted and deemed acceptable
totaling over $5.7 million versus $0.5
million available. As a consequence,

66 applications were rejected and 14
^cepted and we weren’t one of those
^^Kpted. MHC has presented two
^^ons; we can reapply for the next
round, or they will provide a letter of
recommendation to other potential fund
sources.

What now? Be assured that this project
will move ahead. We have applied and
plan to apply further to a number of
Massachusetts-based private foun-
dations which have historic preser-
vation listed as an area of interest. We
do not plan on reapplying to MHC as
that process would take another year
with an uncertain result. We know we
have a worthy cause and now have to
convince one or more foundations of
that fact.

It has not been possible due to cost
constraints to thank each one of you
who have supported this preservation
project. I do want you to know that
your support is deeply appreciated.

Norm Isler, President

History Channel Filming

On Saturday, November 8*'’, a film
crew descended upon the Capen House
to film a portion of a new production
entitled “The Devil’s Choice’’. The
production will consist of a roundtable
discussion by several current authors
of witchcraft articles concerning the
witchcraft hysteria of 1692. Actual
filming was accomplished by a Maine
company. Lone Star Productions,
under contract with the History
Channel. The film is scheduled for
release next October.

Jack Kimball Scholarship

Dartmouth College has announced the
establishment of the John Kimball, Jr.,
1943, Scholarship Fund in memory of
John (Jack) Kimball, a longtime
Topsfield resident and civic leader who
died in November 2002. The fund was
established by the Kimball family.

The fund provides financial aid with
preference for Dartmouth students with
demonstrated need from Topsfield,
Melrose and Wakefield, or from towns
on the North Shore of Massachusetts,
or a member of the United States
Marine Corps, or a descendent of the
Dartmouth Class of 1943.

Jack Kimball lived in Topsfield for 43
years before moving to California in
2001 . He cared very much about
Topsfield and was extremely active in
town affairs, serving as Town
Moderator for 28 years. He was a
member of the Historic District
Commission and a longtime director of
the Topsfield Historical Society.

Upcoming Events

Gould Barn Video
Jan Jansen
Sunday, January 11*''

Kids’ Corner

Winter is a time
for great outdoor
sports like skiing
and skating. How did these sports start?

Researchers have dated a rock carving
of a skier found on the Norwegian island
of Rodoy as being over 4,000 years old.
Skiing was so honored in Scandinavia
that the Vikings worshipped Ull and
Skade, the god and goddess of skiing. In
the US, skiing was introduced by
Norwegian gold miners a little more
than a century ago.

The origin of skates in something
similar to their present form is placed at
approximately A.D. 200. But sliding on
snow shoes or on runners on ice, similar
to modern skating, is much older than
this, practiced by the peoples of the
Northern lands where ice and snow were
plentiful. Probably the first of these
were the Finns — they were called “Skrid
Finnai” or “Sliding Finns”. This was
also a common name for the ancient
inhabitants of Sweden.

When the use of iron was discovered,
runners of iron were attached to wood
and in this way the present form of skate
started to develop, and along with it a
proficiency in skating in the Northern
peoples. When some of these Northern
tribes conquered England in A.D. 450
they probably introduced skating to
Britain sometime soon after that.

Contributors

Editor/Dcsiener

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Anne Barrett

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